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Found a fairly mint set of front and rear from a 91' at the yard. Thinking of scoring them and replacing my DB's. Is there any welding involved ? Has anyone posted a write up on the replacement process ? Searched a bit but didnt find a tutorial.
Thanks

no welding at all. the front is a direct bolt on as ong as you have the plastic bumpers shocks and all the bits. the rear will ave to shorten and do some body work tomake it fit the shorter early model rear end.

Thanks Steve, yeah i got the early model rear end. I think i will run down and get em today. Man, i can't believe how many vehicles are in the yard now after the cash for clunkers deal. Unfortunately, there aren't to many E30 right now.

Man, i can't believe how many vehicles are in the yard now after the cash for clunkers deal.

that scheme sounds stupid to me.. its just going to make the diehard fans of thier cars keep them on the road for longer becaasue parts prices are going to drop due to supply. we in NZ had a scheme like that but it was set up just before the elections, but then that government got voted out and it was scrapped. really was pointless.

interesting to know about the difference in the rear end between facelift and prefacelift rear ends. didnt know they were different. that probably explains why my rear bumper sticks out 10mm or so more than usual when the towbar is on (OEM for E30.. but was off a prefacelift, htough it does say up till 91 on the sticker on it...)

interesting to know about the difference in the rear end between facelift and prefacelift rear ends. didnt know they were different. that probably explains why my rear bumper sticks out 10mm or so more than usual when the towbar is on (OEM for E30.. but was off a prefacelift, htough it does say up till 91 on the sticker on it...)

done both of your cars ahave plastic bumpers and are facelift cars ? there is no such thing as a prefacelift plastic bumper